Microsoft expands Office AI Copilot service

Redmond (Washington): Microsoft Corp is opening up its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to consumers and making the corporate version available to smaller companies as it tries to increase the number of paying customers for the new services. Microsoft is selling a US$20-a-month consumer version of Copilot, with access to OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT technology and image-creation…

KPMG announces incoming managing partner

KUALA LUMPUR: Professional services firm KPMG has announced the election of Foong Mun Kong as its incoming managing partner with effect from Jan 1, 2025. Foong will succeed Datuk Johan Idris, who will transition to become the firm’s non-executive chairman at the end of his tenure as managing partner on Dec 31, 2024. In a…